Leinig Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Leinig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leinig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

Leinig Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leinig Come From? nationality or country of origin

Leinig is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Leinig.

How Common Is The Last Name Leinig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,106,139th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Leinig reside; 85 percent reside in South America and 84 percent reside in Luso-South America.

It is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 3,195,139. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Paraná, where 81 percent are found, Mato Grosso, where 7 percent are found and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Brazil it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenig91663/
Linig915/
Leunig83762/
Lienig83515/
Lehnig83338/
Loinig83129/
Lignig83115/
Leenig8364/
Lenigk8336/
Luenig8314/
Leßnig8311/
Leinik839/
Linhig838/
Lihnig837/
Legnig834/
Loenig833/
Lesnig832/
Liniog831/
Lenigh831/
Lingig831/
Leanig830/
Lenigs830/
Lehnigk77754/
Linigue7788/
Loehnig7766/
Loennig7749/
Lessnig7744/
Liaunig7736/
Lesnigg7712/
Leßnigg776/
Lesnigh771/
Lehnigh771/
Lowenig770/
Leannig770/
Leinict770/
Lenik731,766/
Lanig73631/
Linik73464/
Linic73181/
Lenix73154/
Lenic7367/
Lineg7325/
Linix735/
Leniq733/
Leneg731/
Leinicke7174/
Lessnigg7131/
Leitnick7112/
Lainigue7112/
Liaunigg7110/
Laniog671,658/
Leniec67448/
Lenick67280/
Linick67250/
Letnik67237/
Lannig67153/
Leniek6789/
Leinyk6785/
Langig6770/
Lasnig6752/
Lehnik6746/
Leynik6745/
Liniek6735/
Lenyog6712/
Loinik6711/
Leśnik6711/
Lanaig6710/
Lianik679/
Linics679/
Hlinik677/
Lejnik675/
Leinek673/
Lenike673/
Linikh673/
Lanieg672/
Linoix672/
Lionik672/
Llanig672/
Lingek672/
Liniks671/
Linaik671/
Lounig671/
Lehnic671/
Lojnig671/
Litnic671/
Lahnig671/
Lainik671/
Leanix670/

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Leinig Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leinig
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis